CKUA Spring Fundraiser Update

Happy Fundraising!

It is that time of year when all of our lovely volunteers and staff are hard at work! We are currently in the middle of CKUA's Spring  Fundraiser, which started on Thursday April 24th 2014 and will run until Sunday May 4th 2014.

Our main objective is to be able to provide our dedicated listeners with the best quality services. By celebrating music and engaging the community we strive to make life worth listening. Our target goal for the fundraiser is to reach $500,000 dollars in donations from our fantastic donors. Currently we are sitting at $248,304! (almost half way there!)

As many of you already know, the fundraiser does not limit our donors to a one time donation. We also allow them to become ongoing donors (or increase their already pre-existing monthly donations) as well as we offer a donated hour of broadcasting for the high rollers. For example a donation of $500 allows the donor to dedicate an hour of program on behalf of themselves or even on the behalf of a loved one  for a special occasion! However as many of you (our volunteers) know, the busiest time is during the double your dollar hours! This is the perfect time for a donor to donate because there donation will be doubled from a pool of donations we have gotten from other fantastic leadership donors. To see a list of those donors please visit http://www.ckua.com/common/medialib/376/731661.pdf .

Remember, it is never too  late to donate! You have till Sunday May 4th 2014 to donate to the Spring  Fundraiser please call 1-800-494-2582 or visit http://www.ckua.com/!

Need an incentive to donate? During the fundraiser we are giving away many prizes including a Grand Prize trip sponsored by AMA Travel with airfare and accommodation for four nights to Memphis, Tennessee! To read more about our fundraiser prizes please visit http://www.ckua.com/campaign_prizes .

The Spring Fundraiser would not have successfully started if it were not for both our volunteers and donors. A huge thank you goes out to all our fantastic volunteers that have been working hard in helping this  run smoothly. Another huge thank you goes to the generous donors that have contributed to the future success of CKUA. As well as a huge thank you to the food donors that have supplied us with w the essentials to keep our volunteers energized and motivated. For a list of participating food donors please visit http://www.ckua.com/common/medialib/376/731721.pdf . Without any of YOU we would be no where. THANK YOU on behalf of all of the staff at CKUA.

Volunteer Op; Pre-Campaign Phone Blitz

CKUA receives 59% of its revenue from donations. This means that when we start a relationship with a donor, we need to continue to communicate and steward these donors and remind them that they have the opportunity to continue supporting the station they love!

CKUA has two fundraisers each year, with the next one coming up this fall. In order to kick-off the campaign, we are organizing a callout blitz to all of our lapsed donors (approx. 2500!). These are people who enjoy and listen to CKUA, but have not been active donors for the last two campaigns. We are looking for volunteers to help us get in touch with these donors and encourage them back into the fold. It may seem intimidating at first, but remember that these are people just like you, with a strong passion for CKUA.

We also want to note that there is a matching pool for any donations that come in during the blitz, so think of it as 5 days of DYD!

Shift Details:
Sunday, September 29 - Thursday, October 3 (5:00 - 9:00pm each night)
Need 10 volunteers for each night
A light supper will be served at 5:00pm

Location:
In office; Studio A (aka. Pledge Room)

3rd floor, 9804 Jasper Ave, Edmonton AB, T5J 0C5

Experience/skills Required:
Strong communication skills
Knowledge of CKUA is an asset

What we need help with:

• Phones:
• Calling out to past donors and inviting them to be active donors once again
• Answering any questions that the donors may have (there will be staff and lead volunteers to help you)
• Filling out pledge forms legibliy and completely